119:16 I find delight 1 in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. 2
119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules;
they give me guidance. 3
119:47 I will find delight in your commands,
which I love.
119:77 May I experience your compassion, 4 so I might live!
For I find delight in your law.
119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy. 5
119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,
like one who finds much plunder. 6
119:167 I keep your rules;
I love them greatly.
1 tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”
2 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew
3 tn Heb “men of my counsel.” That is, God’s rules are like advisers to the psalmist, for they teach him how to live in a godly manner that refutes the accusations of his enemies.
4 tn Heb “and may your compassion come to me.”
5 tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”
6 tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.